“The New Abnormal” is The Strokes' sixth studio album, released April 10. As their popularity has always gone in and out over the decades, the band has never reached obscurity due to hit songs such as “Reptilia'” and “Last Nite” always drawing them back into the limelight of alternative rock. The Strokes have truly defined the garage rock era that emerged in the late 1990s, along with its resurgence in the 2010s.
Orange County-based psych band The Growlers hosted their fourth annual Beach Goth Party Saturday and Sunday, drawing thousands of fans with more than 50 performers and three stages at The Observatory in Santa Ana.
Eager fans of Julian Casablancas will be ecstatic to hear his latest side project’s new album, “Tyranny” is simply pleasant – if you’re into inaudible lyrics and an exaggerated use of distortion.
Strokes frontman, Julian Casablancas, has created a revolutionary album, straying from the norm of indie stardom created by the New York band, and stepping onto a synthpop, alternative platform.